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- A PROMISE REMEMBERED, BY Erin S. Riley
- BETWEEN VENUS & MARS, by S.C. Mitchell
- CAN’T STOP THE MUSIC, by C.D. Hersh
- FINDING FAITH, by April A. Luna
- MAKE ME A MATCH, by Mackenzie Lucas
- NEVER GIVE UP ON LOVE, by Maggie Mundy
- ONCE UPON A LADY, by Addie Jo Ryleigh
- REALM OF THE DRAGON, by CiCi Cordelia
- SOUL SONG, by Mikea Howard
- SWEET SACRIFICE, by L.D. Rose
- THE STORM WITHIN, by Cerian Hebert
- THE TRAIL TO LOVE, by Tina Susedik
- Hot Encounters, by Anastasia Tzar, Mackenzie Lucas, Karen Rossi, and Alexa Night
- Meet A.E. Snow!
- Meet A.M. Costello!
- Meet Abby J. Reed!
- Meet Abrielle Sarah Fuerst!
- Meet Addie Jo Ryleigh!
- Meet Alene Anderson!
- Meet Alice Abel Kemp!
- Meet Alina K. Field!
- Meet Aliza Mann!
- Meet Amanda Balfour!
- Meet Amanda L.V. Shalaby!
- Meet Amy Deason!
- Meet Ana Morgan!
- Meet Angela Christina Archer!
- Meet Angela Scavone!
- Meet Ann Lacey!
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- Meet April Marie Libs!
- Meet Audrey Abbott!
- Meet Aven Ellis!
- Meet B.J. Scott!
- Meet Barbara Monajem!
- Meet Barbara Nolan!
- Meet Barbara Russell!
- Meet Belle Ami!
- Meet Bess George!
- Meet Beth Carter!
- Meet Bethany Averie!
- Meet Bobbie C. Bandy!
- Meet Bonnie Gill!
- Meet Bonnie S. Johnston!
- Meet Brenda Nichols!
- Meet Brian Abbott!
- Meet C.D. Hersh!
- Meet Cam Dawson!
- Meet Camille Faye!
- Meet Cari Davis!
- Meet Carly Jordynn!
- Meet Carol Lee Mahler!
- Meet Carole Ann Moleti!
- Meet Caroline Mather!
- Meet Caroline Warfield!
- Meet Carrie King!
- Meet Casey Wyatt!
- Meet Catherine Castle!
- Meet CeeRee Fields!
- Meet Cerian Hebert!
- Meet Cheryl Yeko!
- Meet Chris Lange!
- Meet Christina Kirby!
- Meet Christine Hart!
- Meet CiCi Cordelia!
- The Dance Hall Wife (Brides of Little Creede, Book Two), by CiCi Cordelia
- The High-Society Wife (Brides of Little Creede, Book Five), by CiCi Cordelia
- The Innocent Wife (Brides of Little Creede, Book Three), by CiCi Cordelia
- The Runaway Wife (Brides of Little Creede, Book Four), by CiCi Cordelia
- The Substitute Wife (Brides of Little Creede, Book One), by CiCi Cordelia
- Meet Cindy Tomamichel!
- Meet Claire Harris!
- Meet Colleen MacGregor!
- Meet Crystal Firsdon!
- Meet Cynthia Gail!
- Meet D.R. Grady!
- Meet Dale Ibitz!
- Meet Davida Ann Samenski!
- Meet Dawn Annis!
- Meet Dawn Ireland!
- Meet DeAnn Smallwood/D.M. Woods!
- Meet Deanna R. Adams!
- Meet Deborah Garland!
- Meet Dee Carey!
- Meet Denise Gwen!
- Meet Densie Webb!
- Meet Dick Brown!
- Meet Donna Shields!
- Meet Donna Steele!
- Meet Dorlana Vann!
- Meet Elizabeth Janette!
- Meet Elizabeth John!
- Meet Elizabeth Keysian!
- Meet Elizabeth Preston!
- Meet Elle Hill!
- Meet Em Kaye/Tamera Stone!
- Meet Emelle Gamble!
- Meet Erik Daniel Boudreau!
- Meet Erin Bevan!
- Meet Erin Bluett!
- Meet Erin S. Riley!
- Meet Eris Field!
- Meet Francesca Kinross!
- Meet Gemma Brocato!
- Meet Gifford MacShane!
- Meet Ginger Kenney!
- Meet Gwen Overland!
- Meet H.L. Wampler/Alexa Night!
- Meet Hallie Alexander!
- Meet Harper McDavid!
- Meet Heather Blight!
- Meet Heidi J. Hewett!
- Meet Heidi Vanlandingham!
- Meet Hope Malory!
- Meet Iuliana Foos!
- Meet J. Lynn Rowan!
- Meet Jamaila Brinkley!
- Meet Jane Ederlyn!
- Meet Jane Josephs!
- Meet Jane S. Morrissey!
- Meet Janeen Swart!
- Meet Janina Grey!
- Meet Janis Lane!
- Meet Janis Thornton!
- Meet Jaycee Jarvis!
- Meet Jeanine Englert!
- Meet Jen Gilroy!
- Meet Jenn Hughes!
- Meet Jenn Langston!
- Meet Jennifer Shea!
- Meet Jeri Bronson!
- Meet Jessica Jefferson!
- Meet Jessie Salisbury!
- Meet Jill Prim!
- Meet Jillian Chantel!
- Meet Jim Hodgson!
- Meet Jo-Ann Roberts!
- Meet Joanne Guidoccio!
- Meet Joy Smith!
- Meet Julia Bade!
- Meet Julie Doherty!
- Meet Julie K. Cohen!
- Meet K J MacRae!
- Meet Karen E. Rigley!
- Meet Kat Caulberg!
- Meet Kathleen Samuels!
- Meet Kathy Bryson!
- Meet Katie Hamstead!
- Meet KD DuBois!
- Meet Kendra Vasquez!
- Meet Kierstin Marquet!
- Meet Kim Hotzon!
- Meet Kim Loraine!
- Meet Kimberly Beckett!
- Meet L.D. Rose!
- Meet Larry Miller and Karla Brown!
- Meet Larynn Ford!
- Meet Lauren Linwood!
- A Bit of Heaven on Earth, by Lauren Linwood
- A Game of Chance, by Lauren Linwood
- A Knight For Kallen, by Lauren Linwood
- Ballad Beauty, by Lauren Linwood
- Illusions of Death, by Lauren Linwood
- Leave Yesterday Behind, by Lauren Linwood
- Music For My Soul, by Lauren Linwood
- Outlaw Muse, by Lauren Linwood
- Written in the Cards, by Lauren Linwood
- Meet Leigh Fleming!
- Meet Leigh Raffaele!
- Meet Lilliana Rose!
- Meet Lily Kay!
- Meet Linda Bennett Pennell!
- Meet Linda Bradley!
- Meet Linda O’Connor!
- Meet Lisa Dawn Wadler!
- Meet Lynette Rees!
- Meet M. Kate Quinn!
- Meet M. Kay Kleven!
- Meet Mackenzie Lucas!
- Meet Madelaine Grant!
- Meet Madeline Parkinson!
- Meet Madelyn Hill!
- Meet Maggie Mundy!
- Meet Mandi Benet!
- Meet Mandi Casey!
- Meet Marc Stevens!
- Meet Marisa Dillon!
- Meet Mary Jo Springer!
- Meet Meda White!
- Meet Meg Benjamin!
- Meet Meggan Connors!
- Meet Merritt Kelly!
- Meet Mia Kay!
- Meet Michelle De La Garza/ April A. Luna!
- Meet Michelle Jean Marie!
- Meet Michelle Libby!
- Meet Mikea Howard!
- Meet MJ Compton!
- Meet Monica Knightley/Monica Duddington!
- Meet Nancy Fraser!
- Meet Nancy Lee Badger!
- Meet Nancy Leonard!
- Meet Nancy Massand!
- Meet Nancy Smith Gibson!
- Meet Nancy Sweetland!
- Meet Nancy Thorne!
- Meet Natalie J. Damschroder!
- Meet Neva Brown!
- Meet Nikki Frank!
- Meet P.I. Alltraine!
- Meet Pamela Gibson!
- Meet Patrice Locke!
- Meet Patricia Charles!
- Meet Patricia Harreld!
- Meet Patti F. Smith!
- Meet Patty Taylor!
- Meet Petie McCarty!
- Meet Phyllis Middleton!
- Meet Rachel Sharpe!
- Meet Raven Hudgins!
- Meet Rayanne Haines!
- Meet Raz Steel!
- Meet RB Austin!
- Meet Rebecca E. Neely!
- Meet Rebecca Massey McTavish!
- Meet Rena Koontz!
- Meet Rhonda Frankhouser!
- Meet Richard Malloy!
- Meet Rikki Sharp!
- Meet Rod Chapman!
- Meet Roni Hall!
- Meet Rose Lange!
- Meet Ryan Jo Summers!
- Meet S. C. Mitchell!
- Daughter of Darkness, by S.C. Mitchell
- Hearts in Orbit, Vol II: Pirates of the Dark Nebula, by S.C. Mitchell
- Hearts in Orbit, Vol. 1: The Blarmling Dilemma, by S.C. Mitchell
- Hearts in Orbit, Vol. III: Captives of the Kratzen, by S.C. Mitchell
- Phaze, Book Two of Xi Force, by S.C. Mitchell
- Son of Thunder, by S.C. Mitchell
- Z-Bot, Book One of Xi Force, by S.C. Mitchell
- Meet S.K. Ryder!
- Meet Sally Brandle!
- Meet Samanthya Wyatt!
- Meet Sandra Lea Rice!
- Meet Sandy Wickersham-McWhorter!
- Meet Sarah Hegger!
- Meet Sarah Hoss!
- Meet Sharla Wylde!
- Meet Sheena Snow!
- Meet Shehanne Moore!
- Meet Sofie Darling!
- Meet Sophia Kimble!
- Meet Stacy Hoff!
- Meet Stacy Renee Keywell!
- Meet Stella Marie Alden!
- Meet Susan B. James!
- Meet Susan Federici!
- Meet Susan Hanniford Crowley!
- Meet Susan Varno!
- Meet Suzanne M. Sabol!
- Meet Suzanne Pearson!
- Meet Suzanne Quill!
- Meet Synclair Stafford!
- Meet T.H. Hernandez!
- Meet Tabitha Rhys!
- Meet Tamara Hughes!
- Meet Tami Lund!
- Meet Tasha Taylor!
- Meet Teri Gilbert!
- Meet Tessa Gray!
- Meet Tina Susedik!
- Meet Tracey A. Wood!
- Meet Tracey L. Dragon!
- Meet Tricia L. Sanders!
- Meet Trish Jackson!
- Meet Vicki Tharp!
- Meet Victoria Smith!
- Meet Viola Russell!
- Meet Wareeze Woodson!
- Meet Yolanda Ashton!
Tag Archives: craft of writing
Procrastination or Process?
By Jeanine Englert I don’t know if you are like me, but on occasion, especially with my writing, I find that I get sucked into a black void of procrastination with my current manuscripts. I fall into a cycle of … Continue reading
Posted in Soul Mate Publishing
Tagged craft of writing, mindset, motivation, Procrastination, self acceptance, writing life, writing process
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Using Core Wounds in Your Stories
By Jeanine Englert In February I did a talk at my local writing chapter. My focus was on how to improve the first line, page, and chapter of your book. In it I discussed one of my favorite ways of … Continue reading
Posted in Soul Mate Publishing
Tagged characters, craft of writing, heroes, heroines, romance, Soul Mate Publishing
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Authorial Aggravations – Elle Hill
I recently stumbled across one author’s list of things never to say to an author. I pored through it, nodding my head vigorously at some of her points and shaking my head at others. The post started me wondering: Do peeps … Continue reading
Posted in Excerpts from Elle!
Tagged aggravation, author, craft of writing, editing, edits, royalties
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A Career Changing Craft Book
I have read at ton – and I mean A TON – of writing craft books. I spent 3 years of my life and over fifty thousand dollars earning an MFA in creative writing. I have (in total) an entire … Continue reading
Posted in Soul Mate Publishing
Tagged craft advice, craft of writing, Writing, Writing Craft, writing tips
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Why do we Torture Ourselves?
Today, I decided to head back to my exercise routine–pilates reformer. I had major surgery in August and it took a little longer than I expected to recover. Several weeks out from the surgery I had moved from recovery to … Continue reading
Posted in Author, Inspiration, Perserverance, Publishing, Soul Mate Publishing, Writing, Writing career
Tagged am writing, book picks, craft of writing, creative torture, exercise, Health, NaNoWriMo, persistence, pilates, pilates reformer, readers entertainment radio, romance writing, tv segment, WIP, writers goals, writing goals
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English Language … Alcohol Content Over 22.5 Percent.
Did you know that the English language alcohol content is more than 22.5 percent? What in the world, you ask, does that mean? It’s hard. Hard liquor can make you dizzy. Trying to figure out the English language can … Continue reading
My Top Five Favorite (Writerly) Things by Rebecca Heflin
A writer-friend recently asked me what my go-to craft books are, so I thought I’d share those with you here today. Goal, Motivation, & Conflict by Debra Dixon is a must-have tool for any fiction writer. Her clear, concise explanation … Continue reading
Posted in According to Rebecca, Soul Mate Publishing
Tagged characters, craft advice, craft of writing, plot, writing
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Cross Training for Writers
Fitness experts agree that cross training promotes better physical fitness, and reduces mental burnout and the risk of injury from repetitive strain. Benefits of cross training include: Greater flexibility Enhancing current skills Developing new skills Reducing boredom Improving overall conditioning … Continue reading
Dialogue Tags – To Be or Not To Be?
by Linda Bennett Pennell Man, there certainly is a lot of advice for authors floating around these days! If interested, a writer could spend most of his/her time reading, rather than slaving away on the ole manuscript. Some advice can … Continue reading
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Tagged authors, craft, craft of writing, dialogue, dialogue tags, Linda Bennett Pennell, readers, Soul Mate Publishing, tags, Writing Craft
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